[[File:DA_Parchment_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Fred Weasley]] signs his name on the parchment.]]

[[File:DA_Parchment_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Fred Weasley]] signs his name on the parchment.]]

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[[Fred Weasley]] signed first and without hesitation, followed by [[George Weasley|George]], but the others were more reluctant. [[Ernie Macmillan]] was the only one to voice his objection, arguing that the list would be incriminating if it were found and worried for his [[Prefect]] position. Harry reminded Ernie that he had previously argued that the D.A. was the most important thing they could do that year, and Hermione assured him that she would protect the parchment. Ernie finally signed, and everybody else followed; [[Marietta Edgecombe]] gave [[Cho Chang]] a scornful look before signing, and [[Zacharias Smith]] was the last.<ref name="OP16"/>

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[[Fred Weasley]] signed first and without hesitation, followed by [[George Weasley|George]], but the others were more reluctant. [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] was the only one to voice his objection, arguing that the list would be incriminating if it were found and worried for his [[Prefect]] position. Harry reminded Ernie that he had previously argued that the D.A. was the most important thing they could do that year, and Hermione assured him that she would protect the parchment. Ernie finally signed, and everybody else followed; [[Marietta Edgecombe]] gave [[Cho Chang]] a scornful look before signing, and [[Zacharias Smith]] was the last.<ref name="OP16"/>

===Breach===

===Breach===

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*[[Dean Thomas]]

*[[Dean Thomas]]

*[[Dennis Creevey]]

*[[Dennis Creevey]]

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*[[Ernie Macmillan]]

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*[[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]]

*[[Fred Weasley]]

*[[Fred Weasley]]

*[[George Weasley]]

*[[George Weasley]]

Revision as of 22:12, October 4, 2012

"I – I think everybody should write their name down, just so we know who was here. But I also think that we all ought to agree not to shout about what we're doing. So if you sign, you're agreeing not to tell Umbridge or anybody else what we're up to."

A parchment was signed by most members of Dumbledore's Army when the organisation was founded in October of 1995. It served largely as a security measure designed by Hermione Granger, who secretly placed a jinx on it that would detect and identify anyone who betrayed the D.A.

Contents

History

Signing

"Fred reached out for the parchment and cheerfully wrote his signature, but Harry noticed at once that several people looked less than happy at the prospect of putting their names on the list… When the last person – Zacharias – had signed, Hermione took the parchment back and slipped it carefully into her bag. There was an odd feeling in the group now. It was as though they had just signed some kind of contract."

Although student organisations had not been banned by Umbridge when the D.A. was initially formed, it was expected that she would oppose the group’s existence, thus secrecy was paramount. Hermione informed the group that gathered in Hog's Head of this, and presented them with a parchment to sign. She told them that it meant they had to keep the group secret[1], but did not inform them that she had placed a jinx on the parchment that would cause anyone who signed the parchment and betrayed the D.A. to break out in boils that spelled “SNEAK” across his or her face[2].

Fred Weasley signed first and without hesitation, followed by George, but the others were more reluctant. Ernie Macmillan was the only one to voice his objection, arguing that the list would be incriminating if it were found and worried for his Prefect position. Harry reminded Ernie that he had previously argued that the D.A. was the most important thing they could do that year, and Hermione assured him that she would protect the parchment. Ernie finally signed, and everybody else followed; Marietta Edgecombe gave Cho Chang a scornful look before signing, and Zacharias Smith was the last.[1]

Breach

Cho: "That was a really horrible trick of Hermione Granger's. She should've told us she'd jinxed that list -"